New Milford News

Since 2010, the Hartford Marathon Foundation has recognized local runners with incredible and inspiring stories, honoring them at the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon as part of a special group called the Aiello Inspiration Team. Allan Darrow runs among this inspiring group on behalf...

A 55-year-old New Milford man died earlier this month after contracting a tick-borne disease. Michael Yoder died Aug. 8 of liver and kidney failure after contracting babesiosis from a tick bite, according to the state medical examiner. Yoder's wife, Wendy, told The News-Times of Danbury that her...

One person was killed and two others, including a juvenile, were seriously injured when a small Cessna airplane crashed Friday morning on a grassy runway, officials said. The juvenile female, a student pilot, was flying the plane when it crashed and she sustained serious injuries, police said....

Litchfield Distillery, after a little more than two and a half 2½ years in business, celebrated the filling of its 500th barrel of bourbon this week. Their Batchers' Straight Bourbon Whiskey is distilled 100% on site at in their Litchfield, Connecticut, distilleryoperation based at 569 Bantam Road....

A 34-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man died Tuesday while swimming in the Housatonic River. Police and firefighters were called to the area of 11 Pickett District Road at 2:38 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning. The victim, whose body was later recovered from the river, was swimming with family...

Litchfield Distillery announced the launch of its first cocktail competition to create "The Litchfielder," a drink the distillery will feature and promote as the area's signature cocktail. "Litchfield County has it all, except for its own distinctive cocktail," explained Litchfield Distillery Co-Owner,...

Connecticut News

An East Hartford man admitted Tuesday that he drove recklessly the night of a crash that killed two men and injured a third. Gustavo Moreno, 25, was not behind the wheel of the car involved in the fatal crash, but was speeding and passing the vehicle that crashed, prosecutor Donna Mambrino told...

State officials have revoked the liquor license of a Maple Avenue bar that neighbors said was a nuisance and police say was the scene of a shooting and other trouble. The state Liquor Control Commission released its decision Tuesday, revoking the license of Sexy Cafe at 880 Maple Ave. The bar also...

HARTFORD — Paying for job-training programs for young adults with an intellectual disability makes economic sense, said parents and advocates, who called on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to ratify the funding. The cost — $630,000 per month for the 330 young people who turned 21 this year and graduated...

A church packed with mourners gathered Tuesday morning for racing legend Ted Christopher's funeral. Christopher, a champion for decades at short track racing, died Sept. 16 when the private plane taking him to a New York racetrack crashed in North Branford. He was 59. The crash also killed the pilot,...

The unsolved 19-year-old murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin is getting renewed attention by Connecticut law enforcement, with an assistant state’s attorney spending eight hours a week with a team of detectives working to solve the high-profile case. Details of the efforts are contained in a freedom...

Alligators, swamp snakes and voodoo priestesses aren’t usually a big threat in Connecticut, but they’re invading a corner of Lake Compounce this fall. The Voodoo Swamp is the newest feature of the Haunted Graveyard this year, where creator Ernie Romegialli plans his 19th season of Halloween-themed...

A West Hartford man pleaded guilty Monday to felony misconduct with a motor vehicle for his role in a Farmington crash that killed an Avon grandmother last fall. He faces up to five years in prison at his November sentencing. Bennett Dunbar, 27, was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter...

A Hartford Superior Court jury took two hours to convict Anthony Pernell of murder and other charges in connection with the March 2015 killing of Lilliana Restreppo. Pernell, 40, took the stand during his trial and told jurors his version of what happened the day of the shooting, but jurors did...